In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the significance of design in enhancing patient care and operational efficiency cannot be overstated. In a recent episode of Ardexia Insights, Dr. Aditi Joshi engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Resa E. Lewis, a Harvard-trained emergency medicine physician and healthcare designer, shedding light on the often-overlooked realm of healthcare system design. Together, they explore how thoughtful design can revolutionize healthcare delivery and improve patient outcomes.

Main Content:

1. Understanding Healthcare System Design

2. The Importance of Human-Centered Design

3. Bridging the Gap Between Architecture and Clinical Practice

4. Real-World Applications and Examples

By prioritizing thoughtful, human-centered design, healthcare systems can enhance patient care, improve clinician workflows, and ultimately transform the healthcare experience. Key takeaways include the necessity of collaboration between architects and clinicians, the importance of integrating design principles into healthcare delivery, and the potential for design to address specific healthcare challenges across various contexts.

Welcome to Episode 7 of the Ardexia Insights Series where we speak to leaders, clinicians and advocates for better healthcare. This week, we talk to Dr. Minal Shah, a hospitalist, physician informaticist, and health technology leader at CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest health systems in the US, where she supports more than 25,000 providers.

In this conversation, Dr. Nadeem Alduaij discusses the challenges physicians face in adopting new technologies and the importance of stepping out of their comfort zones to embrace change. He emphasizes the need for continuous learning and the willingness to take risks in order to effectively integrate novel systems into medical practice.

takeaways

• Physicians often feel confined within traditional practices.

• Stepping out of the box is essential for growth.

• Adopting new technology requires a mindset shift.

• Many providers resist change due to fear of the unknown.

• Continuous learning is crucial in the medical field.

• Risk-taking can lead to better patient care.

• Minimizing pain can hinder technology adoption.

• Education is key to embracing innovation.

• Acceptance of new systems is necessary for progress.

• Physicians must be open to learning new skills.

In this episode of Ardexia Insights, Dr. Aditi Joshi speaks with Dr. Matt Sakumoto about the evolving landscape of digital healthcare, focusing on virtual care, AI tools, and the importance of empathy in patient interactions. They discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by electronic health records (EHR) and AI, emphasizing the need for trust and evidence-based approaches in implementing new technologies. The conversation also touches on the future of medical training and the role of physician innovators in shaping healthcare solutions.

Welcome to Episode 4 of the Ardexia Podcast where we speak to leaders, clinicians and advocates for better healthcare. This week, we talk to Dr. Raihan Faroqui, an internal medicine physician and repeat early-stage startup operator who has closed $30M+ in enterprise deals and helped build four startups from zero to one.

Health tech is filled with companies that died with impressive pilot numbers but zero revenue. Beautiful case studies. Glowing feedback from physicians. No actual contracts.

Dr. Raihan Faroqui has been in the first 2-10 hires at four early-stage startups and now advises companies through Connectify Health. If anyone knows why pilots fail to convert to revenue, it's him.

Primary care in America has an invisible problem: physicians burn out delivering continuous care in a system that only reimburses 15-minute appointments.

In Episode 3 of the Ardexia Podcast, we explore a radically different model with Dr. Paulius Mui—founder of X Primary Care and a virtual direct primary care practice where patients pay what they can afford.

This episode explores:

- The invisible work crushing primary care

- Virtual care models that prioritize equity

- Why clinicians must lead, not just advise

- Physician Market Fit vs. Product Market Fit

- Innovation as translation between clinical and technical domains Watch the full conversation and tell us what you think.

Learn more about Dr. Mui:

XPC and their mission to advance Primary Care: www.xprimarycare.com

His work at XPC that automates chart reviews: https://platform.xprimarycare.com/

Episode 2: Healthcare organizations spend millions on digital health innovations that never get adopted. Not because the technology doesn't work—because nobody asks the physicians who'll actually use it what they need. In this episode, I sat down with Dr. John R. Dayton to explore the critical gap between pilot success and real-world adoption, and what separates healthcare innovations that scale from those that fail at 20%.

In our first episode of the Ardexia podcast, I sat down with Dr. Sarah Gebauer, founder of Validara Health and a physician who uniquely combines clinical practice as an anesthesiologist with AI governance expertise honed at RAND Corporation. We speak about AI governance, clinician trust and what we need to know about accountability for AI and ML.

Clinical adoption of technology continues to be a barrier to successful health tech implementation. We share the four reasons this still happens.

The numbers are staggering, yet they tell a story every healthcare leader knows intimately. Despite healthcare organizations investing $4.2 billion annually in digital health technologies, an alarming 95% of implementations fail to meet their intended goals. What is the solution?

Welcome to Ardexia, where we believe that healthcare technology should enhance care, not complicate it. If you've found your way here, chances are you're grappling with one of healthcare's most persistent challenges: implementing technology solutions that actually work for the people who use them every day.